YEB / JOURNAL — FOLLOW THE CURIOSITY
Notes on software, design and all the details in between.
19 articles
A four-gate flow: 1 Request (HTTP response, 200 and 4xx/5xx), 2 Crawl (robots.txt and Googlebot), 3 Index eligibility (noindex and canonical) and a dashed fourth gate, Selection, labelled "No guarantee".Google's AI features do not ask for a special file or markup; the page has to be indexed and eligible to be shown with a snippet. A checklist that separates request, crawl, index and selection, and says what can and cannot be measured. Last checked: 25 October 2026.
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A schedule is a trigger, then a runSeparate UTC defaults, current IANA timezone support and trigger eligibility. Check the default branch, inactivity, minimum interval and delivery delays.
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Three layers of a CSV importDiagnose mangled characters, records in one column and missing leading zeros separately. A deliberate Excel import process with an executed Python example.
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A matrix of five link types: a link with no SEO qualifier observed, nofollow, ugc, sponsored and noopener/noreferrer. Each row gives the observed markup, the intended relationship and a practical caution. A note at the bottom says that security and privacy tokens are not ranking qualifiers and that a link with no qualifier does not promise a ranking benefit either.Free accounts are opportunities to publish useful work and be discovered, not promises of ranking gains. Free-entry routes and link types observed on 42 platforms on 11 October 2026, with each platform’s own eligibility limits.
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Two groups of cards are shown. Dotted pair: small i (U+0069, LATIN SMALL LETTER I) and capital İ (U+0130, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DOT ABOVE). Dotless pair: small ı (U+0131, LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I) and capital I (U+0049, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I). Below, the default rule gives I for i and ı, i for I and i plus U+0307 for İ; the tr-TR rule gives İ for i, I for ı, ı for I and i for İ.İ/ı bugs in case mapping, comparison, sorting, slugs and protocol keywords, for JavaScript, Java, C#, Python and SQL. The JavaScript and Python examples were run on 11 October 2026.
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Export-of-services flow: a client abroad, an invoice in the foreign buyer's name, the earnings reaching Türkiye and a 100% deduction on the return; notes below cover code 302 for the KDV exemption and that the deduction does not guarantee no tax.A 2026 guide for developers selling software services abroad: the 100% deduction, the KDV (VAT) exemption and code 302, and the minimum corporate tax difference between a sole proprietorship and a limited company.
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Before-and-after comparison: on the left, separate settings for Vite, ESLint, Prettier and Vitest in vite.config.ts, eslint.config.js and .prettierrc.json; on the right, the vp command reaches Vite/Rolldown, Oxlint, Oxfmt and Vitest through the shared lint, fmt and test settings in vite.config.ts. Below, package.json, package-lock.json and tsconfig.json are shown; the manifest and lockfile remain.Vite+ 1.0 launched on 28 September 2026; this guide takes a small JSON-LD tool from a new project to migration, tests and CI with 1.1.0, the version checked and tested on 10 October 2026.
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Two separate zig build invocations turn the shared src/main.zig and src/root.zig into an x86_64-linux-gnu output and an x86_64-windows-gnu output; optional C paths use zig cc and translate-c.Write a small line-counting command-line tool with Zig 0.17.0: memory, error handling, comptime, current I/O, build modes, cross-compilation and the C boundary.
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Astro islands: a static HTML page and three islands that hydrate on load, idle, or visibility.Build a bilingual portfolio and blog with Astro 7: components, content collections, islands architecture, on-demand rendering, SEO and a launch checklist.
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Logo-free provider tiles for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek and Qwen with an October 2026 badge.The newest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek and Qwen: release dates, prices, context windows and independent benchmark tables.
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Flow showing a browser request passing through Nitro and Vue SSR to payload-backed hydration.Build a product catalog step by step with Nuxt 4: file-based routing, SSR data fetching, a Nitro API, hybrid rendering, SEO, testing and a launch checklist.
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Go worker pool: a job queue, bounded workers and a results channelBuild reliable network services with a small standard-library surface, explicit error flow and controlled goroutines.
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Python project flow: virtual environment, application code and testsUse Python not just for quick prototypes, but for maintainable services, data processing and automation—with the right boundaries in place.
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Rust ownership diagram: ownership, borrowing and end of scopeTreat the borrow checker not as an obstacle to memorize your way around, but as a design tool that makes data lifetimes visible.
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TypeScript flow: source, type checking and JavaScript outputUse type safety where it matters in the JavaScript ecosystem: initial setup, API boundaries, testing, performance and a production project example.
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Read article ↗Beyond choosing a font: hierarchy, line length and the rhythm of reading.
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